Colorectal cancer: adjuvant chemotherapy for rectal cancer-an unresolved issue

Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2014 Apr;11(4):182-4. doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.43. Epub 2014 Mar 18.

Authors

Manisha Palta¹, Brian G Czito¹, Christopher G Willett¹

Affiliation

¹ Duke University, Department of Radiation Oncology, DUMC 3085, Durham, NC 27710, USA.

PMID: 24642673
DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2014.43

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Publication types

News

MeSH terms

Aged
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Chemoradiotherapy
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant*
Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy
Colonic Neoplasms / surgery
Combined Modality Therapy
Disease-Free Survival
Humans
Middle Aged
Multicenter Studies as Topic
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoplasm Metastasis / prevention & control
Neoplasm Staging
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Rectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Rectal Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
Rectal Neoplasms / therapy
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome